The
Bushmaster weapons system was based on the function and operating principles
of the patented DIP aircrew survival weapon designed at the United States
Air Force Armament Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base. Subsequent design changes
integrated the battle proven characteristics of the U. S. military M16 and
the unexcelled gas system of the Russian military AK-47; thus attaining the
simplicity and functionability of the current Bushmaster production.

By consistently and methodically applying these principles, it has been possible
to make a high percentage of all individual parts in the various weapons comprising
the Bushmaster system identical and thus interchangeable both among our various
models and with the Colt M16.

The overall concept of the U. S. M16 and Soviet AK-47 have been in military
use for many years and both countries continue to produce these proven designs
in large quantities. Along with these concepts, the utilization of all practicable
new developments in the field of weapons technology, improved materials and
the empl.bymenVs of the most advanced machine tools and special equipment
insures that the shooter has at his disposal a weapon of .. sophisticated
design and technology.

Shooter safety, reliability,even under punishing conditions, accuracy, simple
handling and easy care and maintenance are the goal vie have achieved.

OPERATING
PROCEDURE
FORBUSHMASTER FIREARMS

The Bushmaster Pistol and Rifle are gas operated weapons available in Semiautomatic
and Selective Fire (Semi and Full Automatic) models to qualified license holders.

The Bushmaster
Rifle is available either with a fixed maple or a tubular nylon coated folding
stock.

The fire
control selector is located on the left side of the lower receiver. It is spring
detented and locks in either two or three swivel positions, depending on the
weapon model: Safe Semi-Automatic or Full Automatic.

The Bushmaster
has been manufactured by Bushmaster Firearms,
Inc. to meet our rigid specifications. We suggest that you read this operating
manual completely, in order to familiarize yourself with the operation of your
new gun. Please follow our recommendations to insure that you will enjoy many
safe and pleasurable hours with your new Bushmaster.

PISTOL GRIP

The major
difference between the Bushmaster and
other pistols
is that the pistol grip is forward of the magazine. A unique design
feature, the patented swivel grip, allows the Bushmaster to be fired
by both left and right-handed shooters.

The Bushmaster
is fired by firmly gripping the pistol grip, grasping the receiver, and twisting
the pistol so that while the pistol grip is vertical, the receiver twists
40 degrees right or left. For righthanded shooters the receiver rests on the
riaht forearm, with the ejection port to the right. For the left-handed shooter,
the opposite applies.

In order
to swivel the Bushmaster, firmly grasp the pistol grip in one hand and the
receiver in the other and "twist" the receiver in the desired direction.

In this
position, the Bushmaster is now ready to fire.

SAFETY - PISTOL AND RIFLE

The Bushmaster
is equipped with a selector switch
safety. with the safety pushed completely to the right, and the arrow
pointing toward the "S", it is 'impossible for the Bushmaster to fire.
Push the selector switch to a vertical position, wit: the arrow pointing
to the "F", and the Bushmaster will fire one round at a time each
time the trigger is pulled, until all rounds in the magazine and chamber
have been discharges. It is suggested that the safety be kept the horizontal
"Safe" position at all times when.
your
Bushmasters not
in use.

LOADING
- PISTOL AND RIFLE

The Bushmaster
is magazine fed and will accept
5-, 20- and 30- round: magazines.

To load
your Bushmaster, be sure the safety switch is in the "Safe" position, and
insert a loader magazine into the receiver, pushing firmly upward until the
magazine locks in place.

To chamber
a round, pull back sharply on the cocking handle, located on the left side
of the receiver, and release it. The spring action of the operating rod will
chamber the first round.

When the
first round is discharged, the gas system will automatically force the operating
rod rearward, ejecting the spent cartridge, and will chamber another round.
Additional rounds will be chambered each time the gun is fired until all the
cartridges in the magazine and chamber have been discharged. The operating
rod will remain closed after firing the last round.

UNLOADING

To remove
a cartridge from the chamber, pull back sharply on
the cocking handle. This rapid rearward pull of the operating rod will
cause the live cartridge to leave the gun through the ejection port.
As an added precaution, it is suggested that the chamber be visually
inspected to insure that there are no live rounds left in your Bushmaster.
This may be accomplished by pointing the Bushmaster in a safe direction, pulling
the cocking handle all the way to the rear and looking into the chamber through
the ejection port. When the inspection is completed, release the cocking handle
and allow it to slide forward.

SIGHTING - PISTOL

Your Bushmaster
pistol is equipped with a fixed front post and a windage adjustable "V" rear sight.
Both are designed to be adjusted 40 degrees right or left, to accomodate the
right or left-handed shooter.

2) Remove
the "E" ring clip on the pivot pin located forward on the lower receiver just
below the seam between the upper and lower receiver. with a round of ammunition,
a ballpoint pen, or other small tapered object, press in, forcing the pivot
pin and the rear take down pin to the left until they extend 1/2". Pull the
pivot pin as far as it will go. Now remove the lower receiver.

3) Remove
the gas cylinder locking yoke by pullinq back slightly on the cocking handle,
pushing in on the spring retainer (toward the muzzle) and pulling it straight
upward and off the gas tube.

4) Pull
the cocking handle all the way to the rear, then pull it straight out of the
receiver. Tilting the can slightly will allow the slide assemblv to he removed
from. the
upper
receiver.

To begin
cleaning, take a 22 caliber cleaning rod and insert a patch in the barrel
from the muzzle end, and run the patch back and forth several times. This
should free the normal amount of powder residue in the barrel. If there is
an excessive amount of powder residue, nitro solvent on a patch should be
used. If there is still powder residue, a brass bore brush, dipped in nitro
solvent, may be used. When the barrel has been completely cleaned, a clean
patch dipped lightly in gun oil should be run through the barrel for preservation.

Next, the gas piston and operating spring should be wiped with a clean rag
dipped first in nitro solvent, and then lightly dipped in gun oil for preservation.
NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE GAS PISTON AND OPERATING SPRING BE KEPT CLEAN
AFTER FIRING.

Next the
bolt and firing pin assembly should be wiped clean with a rag dipped in nitro
solvent and then wiped with a rag lightly dipped in gun oil.

Visual
inspection of all other operating parts should be made and normal cleaning
should be done.

The bolt
and firing pin assembly may be cleaned from time to time, but need not be
done more often than after each 1,000 rounds have been fired.

To clean
the firing pin and bolt assembly, push the cotter pin from the rear of the
firing pin assembly and then grasp the cotter pin and pull it from the bolt.
This will free the firing Din which may
be pulled toward the rear of the bolt. Then grasp the bolt cam, remove it
from the bolt and pull the bolt from the bolt carrier. This will expose the
major components of the bolt and firing pin assembly which may
be wiped with a clean cloth dinned in nitro solvent and then wiped with a
light film of oil for preservation. Reassembly of the firing pin, bolt, slide
assembly and gas piston may be accomplished by reneating the steps listed
above in the reverse order.

All models
are fired from the closed bolt position. The follow ing
description is of the weapon in the ready made with a cartridge in the chamber.

(1) Pulling
the trigger rotates the sear and releases the hammer. (2) The hammer
strikes the firing pin and fires the cartridge. (3) Gas pressure
from the cartridge forces the operating rod and carrier rearward. (4) The cam pin,
following the cam in the carrier, rotates and unlocks the bolt. (5) The case is
extracted and the spring ejector ejects the spent cartridge through the opening
in the ejection port. (6) The action of
the carrier moving rearward rotates the hammer downward to engage the automatic
sear.' (7) The forward
travel of the operating mechanism engages the next cartridge in the magazine
and chambers it. (8) After locking
and during the cam dwell, the sear release lever is moved forward by the carrier
and releases the automatic sear, which in turn releases the hammer again.
(9) When the trigger
is released, the disconnector rotates back to its original position and engages
the hammer, stopping all action. (10) In the Semi-automatic
mode and on Semi-automatic model weapons the trigger must be pulled for each
round that is fired.

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Muzzle velocity in meters
(feet) per second:

Pistol

899.39

(2950)

Rifle

975.52

(3200)

Muzzle energy (at the
muzzle) .

1000 foot
pounds (approx.)

Cycle rate of fire (Automatic)

700 to 800
round. ·RPM. (approx.)

Mode of fire - Depending
on model

Semi-automatic
or Selective Fire.

Effective range

275 meters
(300 yards)

SPECIFICATIONS - COMPONENTS

(1) UPPER AND LOWER RECEIVERS -

All BUSHMASTER
lower receivers are
machined from a single block of aircraft quality aluminum
alloy and are black anodize finished. The upper receivers
are steel alloy and are black oxide finished.

(2) BOLT
CARRIER ASSEMBLY -

A precision
ground cam pin and firing
pin are used in conjunction with a seven (7) lug rotary
bolt housed in a high strength
steel alloy bolt carrier
containing the locking cam. These components, as a
unit, deliver the smooth, strong, lightning quick action found
in the BUSHMASTER. The action is enclosed in a 1" envelope.
Bolt carrier travel for bolt locking is minimal, resulting
in a compact, lightweight assembly
.

(3) GAS
SYSTEM -

The BUSHMASTER
gas system starts with a steel alloy
gas take off, which also
acts as a front sight shroud. In
the gas take off is a precision bored hole which
accepts the
stainless steel gas piston. Affixed to the gas piston is
the stainless steel gas piston rod and an operating spring.
The complete assembly travels back and forth during fire
in the gas tube, a steel tube which acts
as a precise supporting
link from the gas take off to the upper receiver and
as a protecting cover for the piston assembly.

(4) SLIDE
ASSEMBLY-

The final
link from the gas system to the Bolt
Carrier Assembly is the Slide Assembly. The slide serves as
an operating rod and acts as a guide for the operating spring,
also serving as a charging handle prevents carrier rotation
while actuating the carrier assembly. The slide is machined
from solid steel alloy.

(5) BARREL -

All BUSHMASTER
barrels are manufactured with the same
precision and care that craftsmen gunsmiths through
out the world use in producing match and custom barrels. Precision
turning and drilling, work hardinq with hydraulic rolls,
stress relieving after oil quench, (meaninq the barrel
will shoot true no matter how hot it gets from repeated
fire) numerous straightening operations before final reaming,
and button rifling are some of the ingredients which
make the business end o= the BUSHMASTEI RIFLE as
lethal and accurate as its namesake.

SPECIFICATIONS
- PISTOL

Weight
in Kilograms (Pounds)

Empty

2.38 (5.25)

Full

2.84 (6.25)

Full
Magzine

.45 (1.00)

Length
in Centimeters

Pistol
overall with flash suppressor

52.39 (20.63)

Barrel
Length

29.53 (11.63)

Sights

Front

Post Type
(Swivels with pistol grip)

Rear

Adjustable
V nothc (three position 40 degrees either side of the center axis).